Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-16
CHILDREN'S DAY.
O6served III this Ctr
6y the Congregational and Meth
0dESt C1sn1rhes.

The Congl church was beautifed last
Sabbath morning with nicely arranged
eyergreens and flowers On either side
OF the pulpit was variety of fragrant
flowers, among them large number OF
pond lilies. A long string of bird cages
were suspended across the body of the
church and the canary birds sang gaiIv
In honor of Childden's day. The
parrots cage suspended in the center of
the group was the center of attraction
for the children and created considera-
bic laughter by his antics.
The concert exercise entitled Happy
Hours" by Rev. John O. Foster was
pleasingly rendered. The singing bv
the choir and school was excellently
delivered. The programme consisted
OF songs, recltations by the school and
superintendent, as follows:
Selection by the choir.
Prayer by the Pastor
Rec. .Children's Day Welcome. - Maud
Reading. -. Flowers -. Miss Louise Loomis
Rec. Lesson of the Flowers. Winnie Slocum
Reading: Anything to kill time. .Heber Lord
Rec. "A song of Summer. MabIe Gardner
Rec Value of time. ...... Mamie Smith
Rec. By Master 0resta Garrison, Erwin
Schultz and Guy Wood.
Rec. By Ethel Hollinshead, Belle Voyer
and Della ones.
Rec. Rob and the Robin =. Harry Rablin
Rec. A lesson of Duty -. .Fernie Williams
Reading. Earthly Glory. Miss Emma Miller
Rev, Loomis spoke to the children
about Children's Day and why. it was
set apart in their honor He compared
them with the beautiful flowers there.
He spoke of their beauty, simetry and
fragrance, and advised the little ones to
SO live and act that they might become
beautiful men and women.
f. j. Wood, the Efficient superintend-
ent OF that school, towhom great credit
is due, for its present magnitude and
efficiency, spoke of the need of young
and old men in the Sabbath school. He
stated, with sadness of heart when he
did so, that there was only one gentle
man that was teaching a class in the
school, and only five male members of
the church that were represented in
the school. He asked the question,
Why is it? Can any of the male
members of that church answer? We
can t and therefore give it up.
Mr.. Wood read the following statistics:
Whole number of scholars, officers
and teachers enrolled PA.
Average daily attendance 165.
Average collections 1.67.
129 families represented in the school
by parents and children and 33 families
only by the children.
II members of the school united with
the church in the last six months.
Library consists of 557 volumes of
well selected books.
NJ. e. CHURCH.
The trimming of the church although
not elaborate, was very pretty. 1T con-
sisted of simple pyramid of blooming
plants and bouquets of cut flowers
greens thickly studded with pond lilies,
Of full developement. The effect was
very fine. Over this was the motto
The Childrens Jubilee"
A. small stand of plants and flowers
OH either side with few singing birds
which did their best to add to the inter
est and increase the volumn of songs,
the decoration.
The service was of unusual interest,
the program 'EFloral Praise or the
Kings Garden" proved to be a perfect
The music was of high order,
above the average of such
entertainments, and was SO well render
ed by the choir as to call forth the
and indicate the rapid
the choir is making under
the able leadership of Mr.. T. A. Taylor.
The recitations and infant class eXer-
else were excellent.
The presentation of eight children
for baptism by their parents added
greatly to the impressiveness of the
service and made it one long to be re-
A collection of over $40
for education was the croWning success
of the day.